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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`DAIICHI SANKYO, INC., DAIICHI
`SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED, and
`ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP,
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`SEAGEN INC.,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`C.A. No. 20-1524-LPS
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`JOINT STATUS REPORT
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`Pursuant to the Court’s April 28, 2021 Order (D.I. 34), the parties in the above-captioned
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`action hereby provide this report to update the Court regarding the action pending in the Eastern
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`District of Texas1 and, more specifically, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.’s (“DSC”) Motion to Dismiss for
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`Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction and Lack of Personal Jurisdiction and DSC’s Motion to
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`Transfer Under 28 U.S.C. § 1404 to the District of Delaware (collectively, the “Motions”).
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`On April 19, 2021, the Honorable Rodney Gilstrap granted Seagen Inc.’s (“Seagen”)
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`motion to compel jurisdictional discovery related to the Motions, ordering the parties to submit a
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`schedule for such discovery and for any supplemental briefing. (Exhibit A.) On May 4, 2021,
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`Judge Gilstrap entered the parties’ joint proposed schedule (Exhibit B) and ordered the parties to
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`engage in limited jurisdictional discovery between late April 2021 and late May 2021. See Ex.
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`B, chart of deadlines. Judge Gilstrap further ordered that Seagen shall file its supplemental brief
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`in opposition to the Motions by May 26, 2021 (limited to the issue of personal jurisdiction as to
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`DSC’s Motion to Dismiss), and DSC shall file its supplemental reply brief in support of the
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`1 Seagen Inc. v. Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited, No. 2:20-337 (E.D. Tex.).
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`Case 1:20-cv-01524-LPS Document 35 Filed 05/21/21 Page 2 of 2 PageID #: 831
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`Motions by June 4, 2021 (same). The parties presently remain on track to complete the
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`discovery and supplemental briefing in accordance with the specified deadlines.
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`ASHBY & GEDDES
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`/s/ Steven J. Balick
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`Steven J. Balick (No. 2114)
`Andrew C. Mayo (No. 5207)
`500 Delaware Avenue, 8th Floor
`P.O. Box 1150
`Wilmington, Delaware 19899
`(302) 654-1888
`sbalick@ashbygeddes.com
`amayo@ashbygeddes.com
`Attorneys for Plaintiffs Daiichi
`Sankyo, Inc. and Daiichi
`Sankyo Company, Limited
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`MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP
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`/s/ Daniel M. Silver
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`Michael P. Kelly (No. 2295)
`Daniel M. Silver (No. 4758)
`Alexandra M. Joyce (No. 6423)
`Renaissance Centre
`405 N. King Street, 8th Floor
`Wilmington, Delaware 19801
`(302) 984-6300
`mkelly@mccarter.com
`dsilver@mccarter.com
`ajoyce@mccarter.com
`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
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`Dated: May 21, 2021
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`28155389.1
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`YOUNG CONAWAY STARGATT
`& TAYLOR, LLP
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`/s/ Anne Shea Gaza
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`Anne Shea Gaza (No. 4093)
`Samantha G. Wilson (No. 5816)
`Rodney Square
`1000 North King Street
`Wilmington, Delaware 19801
`(302) 571-6600
`agaza@ycst.com
`swilson@ycst.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant
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